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Llaneglwys Dingle

valley · Powys - Powys

WelshAI-generated

This name means 'church of the sheep' or 'sheep church'. 'Llan' means church or parish, and 'eglwys' means church. The 'ys' is a plural ending.

Word origins

llan
Welshchurch, parish(from llan "enclosure, church, parish")
eglwys
Welshchurch(from eglwys "church")
ys
Welshplural suffix(from ys "plural suffix")
dyngle
Old Englishdingle, small valley(from dyngle "dingle, small valley")

Historical forms

Llaneglwys